Michael Tsarion continues with concluding remarks about his Path of Fool series, dealing with the complex imagery and symbolism of the Major Arcana. In this final program, Michael discusses the esoteric themes behind the remaining cards – Strength to World.
Subjects Discussed:
The Meaning of Existence
Femininity vs. Masculinity
Courage vs. Strength
Reason vs. Emotion
Origin of the Ego
Ego vs. Self
The Nature of Will
Pleasure vs. Reality Principles
Empathy and Self-Love
The Mystical Tradition
What is Metaphysics?
The Hegelian Dialectic
Eigenwelt, Mitwelt, Umwelt
Will to Power
Negation of Self
Self-Image
Asceticism and Yoga
Gnosticism (Sophia)
The Meaning of History
The Nature of Spirit
Importance of the Body
Importance of Perception
Rites of Passage
The Underworld Cycle
Fraud of Materialism
Falsity of Eastern Religion
Problem of Autohypnosis
Somatic Intelligence
Understanding Nothingness
Laws of Necessity vs. Free Will
Dharma vs. Karma
Grand Humility
Awe and Wonder
Dasein vs. Sosein
Deism
…and more
Program Links (First Hour)
Asceticism
Wu Wei
Rites of Passage
Bhavachakra
Mandorla
Uroboros
Sign of Libra
The Fates
Goddess Fortuna
Samsara
Introspection
Amenta
Psychostasia (Weighing of Souls)
Hall of Judgement
Second & Third Hours
Demiurge
Imminence
Pantheism
Deism
Harpocrates
Cerberus
Geist (Hegelian)
Archetypes (Jung)
Shadow (Jung)
Gnosticism
Pistis Sophia
Process Philosophy
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Martin Heidegger
George Berkeley
Nicolas Malebranche
Georg Hegel
Friedrich Schelling
A. N. Whitehead
Julian Jaynes
Jacob Bohme
Relevant Books
Path of the Fool
Cards on Houses
Disciples of the Mysterium
Schelling: Understanding German Idealism
Link to First Podcast
Female Illuminati (Program)
Divination & the Goddess Tradition (Program)
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